Lycaena helle

Taxobox
name = Lycaena helle

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Male
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
superfamilia = Papilionoidea
familia = Lycaeides
genus = "Lycaena"
species = "L. helle"
binomial = "Lycaena helle"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
synonyms =The Violet Copper "(Lycaena helle)" is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from the Pyrenees to Northern Norway and from Belgium to Central Asia.

The wingspan is 24-26 mm. The butterfly flies from May to July depending on the location.